Sofia Filan is an attorney with a broad civil litigation background. Prior to joining Ryan Ryan DeLuca LLP, Sofia represented survivors of sexual abuse in sensitive, high-profile litigation against religious institutions, private schools, and other institutional defendants, helping secure compensation and public acknowledgment for her clients. Her prior legal experience also includes medical malpractice, personal injury, real estate, probate and family law, and civil rights matters.
Sofia earned her Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School, where she was a Trustee Merit Scholarship recipient and Equal Justice America Fellow. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English and Communications from the University of Connecticut. Before attending law school, Sofia served as a Teach For America corps member in the Chicago-Northwest Indiana region, where she taught middle school English Language Arts.
Sofia is admitted to practice in Connecticut and the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. Her publications include “Liability of Ambulance and Emergency Providers,” published in the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association’s FORUM.
